As poultry producers continue to shift away from antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs), the role of probiotics in maintaining ...

CHICAGO — Sophia Leung sees the potential of probiotics in baked foods within her own household. “It’s a lot more appealing to have probiotics in something like a muffin than probiotic supplements, or ...

A team analyzed the amino acids that affect the formation of spores in a bacterium that causes food poisoning, Clostridium perfringens, and identified serine as an amino acid that inhibits spore ...

CHINO, CALIF. – Specialty Enzymes & Probiotics has received a “no questions” letter from the US Food and Drug Administration regarding its SEBclausii (Bacillus clausii) probiotic. Potential ...

Sometimes procrastination pays off. When their environment gets too stressful, many bacteria stuff some of their innards into ultratough packets called spores, which shut down and wait—potentially for ...

Anthrax is a zoonotic bacterial disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium commonly found in the soil of endemic areas. It is primarily a disease of herbivorous ...

Parents, guardians and all who care for kids should check their medicine cabinets after a children's cough syrup was recalled for a foodborne bacteria that can cause myriad problems. Dozens of people ...

Bacillus anthracis is a spore-forming soil bacterium that becomes metabolically active when taken up by a host, causing ...

Thailand ordered a close watch on livestock on Thursday after an outbreak of anthrax in neighboring Laos, where more than 50 suspected human cases have been reported.